- The 25-year-old man mother is begging for anyone with information that leads an arrest contact police

25-year-old Ryan King was beaten up by five men as he was leaving a smart Northern Quarter bar in Manchester.

So far it is not known if there had been any prior altercation between the victim and the group, and police are now appealing for witnesses to the assault to come forward.

The victim was rushed to the hospital, where he went under surgery on a broken jaw and another serious facial and hand injuries.

Ryan´s mom, Alicia, said “I’d ask anyone who saw anything to please get in touch with police.”

Det. Sgt. Phil Marsh of GMP’s City Centre Neighborhood Policing Team said that it´s not quite clear if there had been some sort of previous altercation between the group and the man and now they are investigating to find more information about the incident.

Marsh said the attack took place what could be one of the busiest areas of the city center on a weekend so they believe that there should have been quite a lot of people around who might have witnessed the attack.